There's been some pretty bad reporting out there on the safety concerns which have been raised about Amtrak and Brightline. Most of it can be summed up in a single word: horrible.

Here's an editorial about Amtrak safety which is worth reading. It's not filled with glaring inaccuracies or a "abandon all else and put my region first" point of view. What's more, it's intelligently written.

Included in the potential line sales are the former Seaboard and L&N lines across the Panhandle (former route of Amtrak's Sunset Limited) and the route of both the Silver Meteor and Silver Star north of West Palm Beach. CSX lines in the Carolinas used by Amtrak would also be impacted.